Journal article
Pressure, compromise and overwork: How Australian regional journalists gain job satisfaction through community service
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, Vol.13(1), pp.31-48
2024
Abstract
In a time of enormous change in the Australian news media industry – with outlet closures, redesign of company business models, rationalization of staff and shifts in medium uptake – this article explores journalists’ exposure to and perceptions of work pressures in their jobs. It explores the relationship of these experiences with the journalists’ job satisfaction. The study reports that journalists find the industry difficult and demanding, with time pressures, ethical compromise and overwork being their main concerns. However, the study also found that journalists still derive satisfaction from a profession they perceive as meaningful through informing their communities about matters that affect their decision making and how they live. This passion for community service alongside the notion of holding authority to account result in a sense of overarching job satisfaction. This article presents part of a study that investigated the experience of journalists in remote and regional media organizations in Queensland and New South Wales through survey and interviews.
Details
- Title
- Pressure, compromise and overwork: How Australian regional journalists gain job satisfaction through community service
- Authors
- Elizabeth Jane Stephens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative IndustriesRosanna Natoli (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Business and Creative Industries
- Publication details
- Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, Vol.13(1), pp.31-48
- Publisher
- Intellect Ltd.
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1386/ajms_00076_1
- ISSN
- 2049-9531
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Healthy Ageing Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99629440602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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